"Work is of two kinds: first, altering the position of matter at or near the earth's surface relatively to other such matter; second, telling other people to do so. The first kind is unpleasant and ill paid; the second is pleasant and highly paid." – Bertrand Russell, "In praise of Idleness"
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Harry Shearer interviews Uber's smartest critic: Hubert "Bezzle" Horan
Hubert Horan (previously) is a transport industry analyst who has written more than 20 essays for Naked Capitalism as well as two peer-reviewed scholarly articles explaining why Uber is a "bezzle" — that is, a scam that can't possibly ever make money, no matter how much it preys on drivers, ignores passenger safety, and destroys… READ THE REST
Machine-learning-based image classifier can tell when the bus and bike-lanes are illegally obstructed
New York's cyclists and bus-riders are certain they're being slowed and endangered by an epidemic of illegal lane-obstructions from delivery vehicles, taxis and Ubers, but policymakers have refused to do anything about it, saying that the evidence is all anaecdotal. READ THE REST
Anatomy of the human head in the style of a London tube-map
Jonathan Simmonds, an MD in Boston, MA, created these Map Anatomy illustrations that represent a detailed, functional diagram of the human head's anatomy in the style of a London tubemap; you can buy downloads and posters from his Etsy store, but act quickly, because Transport for London are notorious, humourless assholes about this kind of… READ THE REST
SureWay Health is finally making their premium N95 medical-grade masks available to the public
While we're by no means finished with the global COVID-19 nightmare, it's reassuring that it seems most of the world has adapted to certain difficult realities of life under the virus — one of those being the crushing shortage of medical-grade N95 respirator masks that brought U.S. hospitals and other medical facilities to a virtual… READ THE REST
Launch your Amazon side hustle with this awesome training bundle
Back in the infancy of Amazon, third party sellers were just a tiny facet of the company's growing eCommerce power. In fact, those small retailers affiliated with Amazon only accounted for 3% of their sales back in 1999. Of course, the company's growth and the emergence of more FBA (Fulfilled by Amazon) businesses brought thousands… READ THE REST
Get a MagSafe Wireless Charging Cable and a 20-watt adapter for your iPhone 12
Just like the Lightning cable that came before it, manufacturers are now chasing Apple's latest step in ever-evolving charging technology, the MagSafe. If you haven't purchased an iPhone 12 yet, then you should know it can be charged with that old trusty Lightning connector like past models, or with the use of the new wireless… READ THE REST